Industrial import prices

The import price index measures the evolution of prices for industrial products bought by industrial and commercial enterprises in Italy, both in the euro zone and the non-euro zone. Since January 2010 indices are compiled in the reference base 2010.

In July 2015 the total import price index decreased by 0.9% with respect to the previous month (the index remained unchanged in the euro zone and decreased by 1.5% for the non-euro zone); the total twelve-month rate of change decreased by 4.5% (respectively +0.1 for the euro zone and -7.9% for the non-euro zone).

The quarterly total index decreased by 0.3% compared with the previous period, it increased by 0.4% for the euro zone and it decreased by 0.8% for the non-euro zone.

Date of next release: 16 October 2015